That man the NBA had been pushing down your throat all season long is reportedly “taking legal action” against Pharrell and his i am OTHER brand citing copyright infringement. Apparently, somehow, some way, will.i.am now owns the trademark for “I AM.” No you can’t make that Kanye-inspired shirt that reads I AM A F*CKING GOD. You will be sued, sir.

In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, will.i.am is aruging that “Pharrell would be using his ‘i am OTHER’ brand on clothing and other items similiar to the goods that bear his own ‘I AM’ logo.” And that the registration will “likely dilute the I AM mark and the WILL.I.AM mark.” Yes, heaven forbid anyone confuses will.i.am’s crap with Pharrell’s.

Being the good guy that he is, Pharrell actually tried to reach out to will.i.so.am.a.dick before the entertainer got the lawyers involved. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Pharrell says:

“I am disappointed that Will, a fellow artist, would file a case against me. I am someone who likes to talk things out and, in fact, I attempted to do just that on many occasions. I am surprised in how this is being handled and I am confident that Will’s trademark claims will ultimately be found to be as meritless and ridiculous as I do.”

Aside from the fact it’s a Bible term, words commonly used to describe a feeling/state of being, in addition to the phrase being used for movies and album covers…how was Will allowed to trademark “I am” smh

ah yo i was gonna say the same thing! how is it possible to sue someone for the phrase “i am”? from the looks of it hez not even using it in the same manner either. i hope that judge (if he has a brain) tells willi.am to go fuck himself and for wasting everyone’s time that he cant use it anymore. For fucks sake all he did was take the most regular name on earth and put 2 bullshit dots in there and that shit gets u creative legal control in this country??? WHAT THE HELL?? Fuck corporate america and fuck william for this and all that shitty music he makes for robots.

Don’t understand the “hype” about Will. Pretty decent producer but other than that I just never understood the “star” quality the media has given him. This is a pretty dickish move though. He’s a complete asshole for trademarking the phrase “I AM” and yet on the business tip its a pretty lucrative move smh (ie. Paris Hilton “That’s Hot”)